Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 38.9% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.11
AWG29.04
|
$6.24
TRY201.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
AWG18.93
|
$6.07
TRY195.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
AWG3.13
|
$1.14
TRY36.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
AWG2.72
|
$0.42
TRY13.64
|
|
pay 70.7% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.13
AWG5.65
|
$0.69
TRY22.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.04
AWG19.89
|
$3.56
TRY114.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
AWG13.82
|
$2.89
TRY93.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
AWG8.34
|
$1.43
TRY46.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
AWG6.73
|
$2.52
TRY81.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.05
|
$0.43
TRY13.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.20
AWG2.16
|
$0.59
TRY18.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.37
AWG4.27
|
$0.47
TRY15.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.73
|
$0.35
TRY11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
AWG2.52
|
$0.26
TRY8.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.25
AWG2.25
|
$0.17
TRY5.49
|
|
pay 20.2% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.71
AWG10.30
|
$4.52
TRY145.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
AWG90.12
|
$18.83
TRY607.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG40,000.00
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,329,368.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$39.16
AWG70.58
|
$6.53
TRY210.60
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.07
AWG138.91
|
$10.43
TRY336.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$754.44
AWG1,359.87
|
$399.75
TRY12,889.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.88
AWG1,012.79
|
$359.90
TRY11,604.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$169.18
AWG304.94
|
$43.40
TRY1,399.24
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$197.41
AWG355.83
|
$278.07
TRY8,965.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,345.83
|
$5,884.06
TRY189,722.21
|
|
pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.42
AWG6.16
|
$2.38
TRY76.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
AWG6.62
|
$2.28
TRY73.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.81
AWG19.48
|
$1.80
TRY58.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.94
AWG124.27
|
$32.86
TRY1,059.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
AWG17.97
|
$4.42
TRY142.49
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.35
AWG134.02
|
$45.31
TRY1,460.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.82
AWG88.00
|
$37.21
TRY1,199.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.62
AWG170.56
|
$80.01
TRY2,579.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.64
AWG183.21
|
$73.48
TRY2,369.13
|
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